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Why I Love My Small Engagement Ring
There has been much talk here lately about the Facebook post about a lady having a small engagement ring and I wanted to add my thoughts.
I have a small engagement ring, some would call it tiny.
I have had friends say to me “well maybe you can upgrade it later” or they’ll nicely say “oh, that’s cute”. I even had one of my friends say “Yeah, I just don’t say anything to people about their engagement rings, I’m very picky and I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings”. Such shallow words to be spoken.
Fact of the matter is, i picked out my ring. Yes, you read that right. I picked out my own, small, tiny, little engagement ring.
My husband and I got married at the tender age of 18. He came from a well-respected family and made a good salary at his work. But that’s not what I was interested in… His family or his income didn’t attract me to him. It was HIM. The loving and kind-hearted person he was. Not how much money he had in his wallet. I had met the man of my dreams and I was in love with HIM, not the material and monetary things he could give me.
We knew we wanted to get married so we went to a local jewelry store. I first laid eyes on the HUGE diamond rings that were thousands of dollars, I’m not going to lie and say they weren’t beautiful, they were. But when I laid my eyes on them, none of them struck me as “That’s it! That’s the one!” Then I saw this beautiful small profile ring sitting there… A ring with a heart. I instantly fell in love. I told Joshua that’s the one I wanted. I tried it on and my heart was so overwhelmed with love. That was it.
A couple weeks later my soon-to-be husband went back and bought the ring and proposed to me just a few short days later.
We got married that next month and I’ve wore this precious heart-shaped diamond for nearly 8 years since. I NEVER regret my decision for this small, heart-shaped diamond ring. The small diamond doesn’t mean my husband loves me less. The small diamond is not a testimony of our financial status. That small diamond signifies the love we have for each other. It signifies the promise of being together forever. It signifies the vows we spoke and continue to honor. And it signifies that sometimes it’s better to take the simple path rather than the extravagant one… Sometimes the simple things in life are so much sweeter.
It’s not how big that ring is on your finger, it’s how big the love is in your heart.
So sweet & comes from the heart. Love it!
Thank you!
Hi,
I love reading about your proposal story and actually, your ring is so cute.
Keep sharing more with us.
Take care
Very interesting post, These pictures are beautiful and they do an amazing job of capturing the way they are arranged! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful work of jewelry !
I’m glad that you never regretted your decision of choosing that small heart-shaped piece for your engagement ring. My boyfriend also insists on getting me bigger cuts, but I told him several times that it is impractical to do so. It would probably be better to find a perfectly-sized diamond ring at a reasonable price.